{"slug":"louise-lawler","artist_id":"bb61e2da-a5eb-4915-9fba-2f6448928025","canonical_slug":"louise-lawler","name":"Louise Lawler","built_at":"2026-11-02","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":23,"sold_n":18,"median_price_usd_minor":1275000,"record_price_usd_minor":7300000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":4,"sell_through_pct":78.3,"last_sale_date":"2025-07-01","first_sale_year":2007},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":825500,"record_price_usd_minor":825500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2022-08-18","first_sale_year":2022},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":44,"sold_n":37,"median_price_usd_minor":2750000,"record_price_usd_minor":12250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":84.1,"last_sale_date":"2026-02-12","first_sale_year":2005},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":3250000,"record_price_usd_minor":3250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2008-10-13","first_sale_year":2008},{"bucket":"Photography","lots_n":147,"sold_n":128,"median_price_usd_minor":1644500,"record_price_usd_minor":34020000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":4,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":87.1,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-17","first_sale_year":1991},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":71,"sold_n":55,"median_price_usd_minor":1350797,"record_price_usd_minor":54250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":77.5,"last_sale_date":"2026-04-16","first_sale_year":2000},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":12,"sold_n":12,"median_price_usd_minor":12110000,"record_price_usd_minor":54250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2025-05-16","first_sale_year":2005}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":8,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":4200000,"p25_price_usd_minor":2056863,"p75_price_usd_minor":8640000,"record_price_usd_minor":12250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2023-11-23"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":27,"sold_n":25,"median_price_usd_minor":2433576,"p25_price_usd_minor":2062749,"p75_price_usd_minor":4000000,"record_price_usd_minor":8123477,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-02-12"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":9,"sold_n":7,"median_price_usd_minor":4088998,"p25_price_usd_minor":1448517,"p75_price_usd_minor":4600000,"record_price_usd_minor":5250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2023-07-17"},{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":21,"sold_n":19,"median_price_usd_minor":2500000,"p25_price_usd_minor":1897500,"p75_price_usd_minor":3968208,"record_price_usd_minor":10000000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2025-11-19"},{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":77,"sold_n":62,"median_price_usd_minor":2012954,"p25_price_usd_minor":1255000,"p75_price_usd_minor":3647965,"record_price_usd_minor":34020000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":1,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-17"},{"bucket":"Photography","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":44,"sold_n":42,"median_price_usd_minor":307784,"p25_price_usd_minor":100001,"p75_price_usd_minor":504000,"record_price_usd_minor":3250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":3,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-07-16"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":12,"sold_n":10,"median_price_usd_minor":3123942,"p25_price_usd_minor":1879000,"p75_price_usd_minor":4557000,"record_price_usd_minor":27940000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-04-11"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":31,"sold_n":23,"median_price_usd_minor":2580000,"p25_price_usd_minor":811200,"p75_price_usd_minor":3925000,"record_price_usd_minor":54250000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"last_sale_date":"2026-04-16"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":23,"sold_n":17,"median_price_usd_minor":630000,"p25_price_usd_minor":165927,"p75_price_usd_minor":780000,"record_price_usd_minor":3048000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2025-11-21"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2022","total_price_usd":825500,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2022","total_price_usd":34020000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Photography","year":"2017","total_price_usd":17500000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2012","total_price_usd":54250000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2025","total_price_usd":27940000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2012","total_price_usd":12250000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2005","total_price_usd":8640000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2008","total_price_usd":3250000,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":2679780,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-31","value_block_hash":"5c4dc1f0dd82df63151b6e7b54a2856fd9e7b73c","value":{"slug":"louise-lawler","name":"Louise Lawler","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-10-17","results_total":240,"houses_total":25,"first_year":1991,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":1233416,"p25_usd_minor":268520,"p75_usd_minor":2020879,"n":30,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Monogram","work_year":"1984-1987","usd_minor":54250000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2012,"sale_month":"2012-05","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"2ecdb603-d9b3-4871-961b-dc79c05ca9c9"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":128,"median_usd_minor":2250000},{"medium":"Photographs","n":76,"median_usd_minor":1290903},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":5,"median_usd_minor":444500}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":34,"median_usd_minor":2625000},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":109,"median_usd_minor":2279200},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":62,"median_usd_minor":430730}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Does Andy Warhol Make You Cry?","work_year":"1988","medium":"Silver dye bleach print with text on Plexiglas wall label, in two parts","usd_minor":34020000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2022-11","lot_id":"ff7b7be5-ddc1-4af7-b81c-756c205f20f1"},{"rank":2,"title":"Marie","work_year":"2010","medium":"Cibachrome print, face-mounted to acrylic and flush-mounted to aluminum","usd_minor":27940000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2025-05","lot_id":"f10c484d-6e6c-4d0e-a3d3-0ed901c463b7"},{"rank":3,"title":"Collage Cartoon","work_year":"1990","medium":"Cibachrome print, triptych","usd_minor":14616400,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Phillips","sale_month":"2021-04","lot_id":"93798dbc-d037-47f3-9f6b-62cb8c8a9598"},{"rank":4,"title":"Nude","work_year":"2002-2003","medium":"Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum box","usd_minor":12250000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2012-05","lot_id":"8fc4cb3f-48d4-43f2-8d29-5227c4042ec8"},{"rank":5,"title":"Salon Hodler","work_year":"1993","medium":"Photographed in 1992 and printed in 1993. This work is number three from an edition of five plus one artist's proof","usd_minor":10000000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2019-11","lot_id":"c02b8fac-6018-4ad0-8216-2947cc722f96"},{"rank":6,"title":"Sentimental","work_year":"1999-2000","medium":"Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum","usd_minor":8640000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2005-11","lot_id":"129d0eb6-4514-444d-8177-16c928bcb427"},{"rank":7,"title":"War is terror","work_year":"1947","medium":"Tirage cibachrome monté sur aluminium","usd_minor":8123477,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2016-11","lot_id":"81d598b3-63b1-4586-8f27-48e2b413fa04"}],"editions":[{"rank":1,"title":"Monogram","work_year":"1984-1987","medium":"Color coupler print","usd_minor":54250000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2012-05","lot_id":"2ecdb603-d9b3-4871-961b-dc79c05ca9c9"},{"rank":2,"title":"La Lecture, 1924, Femme au Livre, 1924, Positioned together, Tous les Deux, ensemble, New York","work_year":"1985","medium":"Cibachrome mounted on Sintra","usd_minor":17500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2017-05","lot_id":"e0928fec-b94f-472c-8163-f8980b595601"},{"rank":3,"title":"La Lecture, 1924, Femme au Livre, 1924, Positioned together, Tous les Deux, ensemble, New York","work_year":"1985","medium":"Cibachrome mounted on Sintra","usd_minor":11970000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2022-05","lot_id":"00ffd3e4-f256-4bc1-8e99-4bf5dcbb61ac"}]},"paragraph":"As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 240 auction results for Louise Lawler at 25 houses since 1991. Over the last 24 months the median price was $12,334 including buyer’s premium (middle half $2,685–$20,209, n=30). The auction record is $542,500 for Monogram (2012, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Louise Lawler value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}